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Water and sewer work could be done in July

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD — Work on Ironwood’s $2 million water and sewer project involving several areas of the city could be completed by the end of July, according to the project engineer at the city commission meeting on Monday.

The city commission 5-0 approved a $22,326 change order for Jake’s Excavating and Landscaping, LLC, the project contractor. The change included $9,108 for the water line portion and $13,218 for the sewer line portion.

“We’ve run into some things, many of them very routine, that we need to add to the contract,” said Jeff Sjoquist, the m...